By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, July 30 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. (Thursday) FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Western 5:45 a.m. (Thursday) FS1 — AFL: Melbourne at Parramatta HORSE RACING 9 a.m. FS2 — The Sussex Stakes: From Goodwood Racecourse, West Sussex, England
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 8 .680 — Atlanta 15 11 .577 2½ Indiana 14 12 .538 3½ Washington 13 13 .500 4½ Chicago 7 19 .269 10½ Connecticut 4 21 .160 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 22 5 .815 — Phoenix 16 9 .640
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 14 7 4 46 48 32 Vancouver 13 5 6 45 42 26 Minnesota United 12 5 8 44 42 28 Seattle 10 6 8 38 39 35 Portland 10 7 7 37 33 32 Los Angeles FC 10 6 6
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 63 46 .578 — New York 58 49 .542 4 Boston 58 51 .532 5 Tampa Bay 54 54 .500 8½ Baltimore 50 58 .463 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 63 46 .578 — Cleveland 53 54 .495 9 Kansas City 53
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 62 46 .574 — Philadelphia 61 46 .570 ½ Miami 51 55 .481 10 Atlanta 45 61 .425 16 Washington 44 63 .411 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 43 .598 — Chicago 62 45 .579 2 Cincinnati 56 52 .519
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 63 46 .578 — — 5-5 L-4 37-17 26-29 511 489 22 New York 58 49 .542 4 +1½ 5-5 W-1 32-22 26-27 552 457 95 Boston 58 51 .532 5 +½ 5-5 W-1 34-21
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Also Tuesday, Senate Democrats were imploring Trump ‘s administration to intervene as Palestinians suffer and starve in Israeli-controlled Gaza, with more than 40
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up. “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” the 677-page tale of two young Indians making their way in the
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up. “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” the 677-page tale of two young Indians making their way in the
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics on Tuesday and showed up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony, thrilling the kids and receiving a rock star’s welcome in the first big youth event of his pontificate. Leo emerged in St. Peter’s Square
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By JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump prepares to announce new tariff increases, the costs of his policies are starting to come into focus for a domestic manufacturing sector that depends on global supply chains, with a new analysis suggesting factory costs could increase by roughly 2%
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press CARY, N.C. (AP) — A former congressman will no longer seek an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina next year now that fellow Democrat Roy Cooper is running for the post. Tuesday’s announcement by ex-U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel came the day after Cooper, a former two-term governor, kicked
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Boeing’s second-quarter loss narrowed and revenue improved as the aircraft manufacturer delivered more commercial planes in the period. Boeing Co. lost $611 million, or 92 cents per share, for the three months ended June 30. A year earlier it lost $1.44 billion, or $2.33 per share. Adjusting for one-time
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, potentially triggering a final wave of rail mergers across the country. The proposed merger, announced Tuesday, would marry Union Pacific’s vast rail network
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The killing of three girls at a summer dance class in England a year ago Tuesday, by a teenager misidentified as a migrant, triggered days of street violence directed at newcomers and minorities. In the aftermath, communities came together to clear up the physical damage — but
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — { Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern seek deal to create $200 billion railroad that could trigger a final wave of rail mergers in US} (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the merger would create $200 railroad.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Three men were convicted Tuesday in the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison sentences ranging up to 11 years. A court in the southern city of Ingolstadt convicted the defendants of gang robbery over the museum heist, German news agency dpa reported.
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia’s relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least 27 people across the country, officials said Tuesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to soon punish Russia
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Cleveland 10 Colorado 4 Final Detroit 12 Arizona 2 Final Philadelphia 6 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Kansas City 9 Atlanta 6 Final Houston 7 Washington 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 16 Toronto 4 Final Baltimore 3 Toronto 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Tampa Bay 5 Final Boston
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 29. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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By MOLLY QUELL and SAM McNEIL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country and the European Union has proposed suspending Israel from a lucrative tech investment program as frustration mounts over worsening conditions in Gaza. The ban targets hard-line National Security Minister Itamar
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Almost a year’s worth of rain caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people by Tuesday and rescue and relief work continued. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province and neighboring Tianjin city remained high
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Three suspected militants killed in a gunbattle in the disputed region of Kashmir were responsible for a shooting massacre in which more than two dozen people died and that led to a military clash between India and Pakistan earlier this year, a Indian government official said
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Atlanta Braves (45-60, fourth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (52-55, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Erick Fedde (3-10, 5.22 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (7-5, 2.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 99 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 3 (one, two, three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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